Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-30

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State News.
ANDRosc0GGIN.
Says the Lewiston Journal. increase
in names in the new Lewiston and Auburn
directory is 829, of which 522 is Lewiston and
307 Auburn. The names in the Lewiston di-
rectory number 7,l37, and in Auburn 4,0SO.
In 1885 they we're 6,6l5 and 3,773 respective
ly.
ARoosrooK.
Mr.. Herbert L Caulkins of Cambriigeport,
Mass, has accepted the call of the Baptist
church in Presque Isle and will enter upon
his pastorate in September. reports the North
Star.-The Improvements in process within
the N. B. r. r Co.'s yards in Presaus Isle,
include the present passenger station. with
one on the old site, that shall be. not only
ample in dimensions, but handsome and
tasteful in appearance. This will have
ladies' and gentlemen's waiting rooms 23xi94
feet in size respectively, a baggage room
llxl63 feet and an Office llx19 feet in d.
mansions overlooking the yard. There will
be new freight house 240 feet long south of
the passenger station, and new engine house
some distance below the present one, with
-four stalls, and 20 feet of track to each stall.
There will be something over of a mile
but about of that amount, and the new
arrangements will accommodate such potato
houses as it may be found desirable to erect
on the east side of the yard.-There is an
apple tree in Mr. David DeWitt's front yard
at Presque Isle, that, in the midst of its limbs
loaded with apples, has one branch that is
just in blossom.
CUMBERLAND.
| Tho Uorl fba TTp;nn
station at Congress street. Portland, is being
rapidly pushed along The foundation has
been completed and about one fourth of the
front and rear walls of the building have
been built. The material used for the super
structure is Conway granite, which has a
reddish tinge, and makes a handsome job
whether laid up as rough or finished stone.
From what can already be seen of the new
building it is safe to say that it will be one
Of the most imposing buildings in the city. A
large crew of stone cutters are constantly at
work under a shed near the new building
cutting and dressing the stone which is
brought from Conway in rough state The
stone for the walls is not cut up to paving
block size as is sometimes the custom in the
erection of stone buildings. but the walls
are being laid up with large blocks. so that
the work goes along very rapidly. The edges
of each block are dressed while the balance
is left rough as ii comes from the quarry.
Dressed stone is also used about the windows
and entrances
Mr.. Lemuel Milllken of Dunstan's Corner
Scarboro, says that about three weeks ago a
deer paid him visit. A neighbours girl called
to him that there was strange animal down
by the gate with the cows. Going there Mr.
Milliken found large deer, which one of the
cows was charging upon with her horns. just
a. A. 40 A. loa, 80
~ feet into MIR. Millken's potato patch
bounded thence across the road into neigh
boris lot, and made for the woods. He says
if the game law is we'll enforced deer will
soon be plenty throughout the State, and they
do no harm to crops, etc, merely browsing
on forest saplings and such.
special town meeting was held at Cape
Elizabeth Saturday to see if the town would
vote to make a contract with the Portland
Water company for the introduction of water
into the town.
Mr.. George Stevens of Knightville has pur
chased of Mr.. Alfred Thrssher, at Willard
what was known as the old Thrasher house.
with the old log house attached. Mr.. Stevens
has pui chased relic in the property; the log
house is the only one of the kind in the State
1t has stood many years, and the logs are just
as sound as when the structure was used as q
fort one hundred and forty years ago.
KNOX.
The three Misses Porter, daughters Of
Hon. VIM. r. Porter of Boston. and their
cousin Harry Buchanan and John Wadsworth
of Camden, had thrilling experie ace in the
severe storm of Aug. 18th, They were re-
turning from a trip to Castne in yacht,
when they were caught in the gale off the
coast and only the most successful manage
ment of the boat and much hard work saved
their lives
A thief made a raid on the Mountain View
hotel, in Camden, kept by Mr.. F. o. Martin,
last Saturday night, aud stole a large oil
painting, representing Camden mountains
, and harbor, with gilt frame, pano-cover,
an overcost, a silver watch with gold chain.
pair of bracelets, S25 in gold and some
paper money, reports the Rockland Opinion.
LINCOLN.
Charles H. James of Dresden. while at
work Wednesday at the Lincoln ice houses,
was accdently struck on the right arm with
pick in the hands of fellow workman. A
} bad cash, two and one-half inches long, was
the result of the blow.
OXFORD.
, On the "Samnel L. Chandler farm" in
North FryeburR, is a white maple which has
three principal branches, but below these
branches it girts % feet and 10 inches. Over
40 sap spouts have been seen protruding from
it at time.
PENoBsCoT.
OF the running races that will take place
next week at the Eastern Maine State Fair,
the st. John Telegraph says: For the run
ming races this province contributes three of
the entries-Yorktown and Golden Maxim
of this city, and May Queen of Moncton,
Halifax will send along Strabismus. II
Yorktown and Maxim keep in fit, Bangor
} will see the hottest race that was ever run in
Maine.
/. A number of Bangor dogs have been
poisoned this summer.
A lodge of Good Templars was organized
at Greenfield last week by J. NJ. Hamilton,
with 20 charter members.
, The ship David Brown, recently purchased
by B. w. & II. F. Morse, Bath, is to be con
verted by them into coal barge. She was
built at Brewer in 1864.
Thursday a small boy picked up $40 in bills
in Bangor. and later in the day Bangor man
claimed the money, bought the boy suit o:
clothes and kept the remaining Sl3 Suspicion
aroused that the man was not tho RIGHT.